MoAL targets 30 percent rice self-sufficiency

Bhutan's Daily Newspaper - Kuensel - 10/01
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MoAL) has earmarked Nu 1.279 billion in the 13th Plan to boost the country’s rice self-sufficiency.

Bhutan has seen a decline in wetland areas used for paddy cultivation over the years

YK Poudel

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MoAL) has earmarked Nu 1.279 billion in the 13th Plan to boost the country’s rice self-sufficiency.

The initiative aims to raise the country’s rice self-sufficiency ratio from 25 percent to 30 percent in the coming years.

The investment will...
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